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Item Human-Associated Extended-Spectrum β - Lactamase in the Antarctic(American Society for Microbiology, 2012-03) Hernández, Jorge; Stedt, Johan; Bonnedahl, Jonas; Molin, Ylva; Drobni, Mirva; Calisto Ulloa, Nancy; Gómez Fuentes, Claudio; Astorga España, María Soledad; González Acuña, Daniel; Waldenström, Jonas; Blomqvist, María; Olsena, BjörnEscherichia coli bacteria with extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL) type CTX-M resistance were isolated from water samples collected close to research stations in Antarctica. The isolates had blaCTX-M-1 and blaCTX-M-15 genotypes and sequence types (ST) indicative of a human-associated origin. This is the first record of ESBL-producing enterobacteria from Antarctica.